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title: Creating Style to Augment Substance
date: 2022-05-26T14:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://terp.umd.edu/creating-style-to-augment-substance"
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# Creating Style to Augment Substance

*May 26, 2022* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/authors/karen-shih-09)


- *Photos and sketch courtesy of Marci Rodgers*

> Costume Designer Makes Stars Shine on Small and Big Screens

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Whether she’s finding fur-lined leather jackets for the cast of an Oscar-winning movie or designing outfits for dancers celebrating decades of Black music, Marci Rodgers M.F.A. ’16 isn’t just dressing her characters. She’s telling a story.

“What’s magical to me is when you go from research to a rendering to a costume on screen,” says Rodgers. “When an actor puts on a costume and feels like their character, that’s priceless.”


*Marci Rodgers headshot*




**Issue:** [Spring 2022](https://terp.umd.edu/editions/spring-2022)


**Types:** [Post-Grad](https://terp.umd.edu/category/post-grad)